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Apple has filed for a patent in the U.S. for a Digital Rights Management system for controlling where software runs. The method described in the application is one that allows for the injection of code into an application's run-time instruction stream that checks to see if the application is being run on a specific hardware platform, and then repeats that check to see if it is still being run on that authorized platform.

Apple Patent Filing Hints at DRM for Mac OS

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Apple chief executive Steve Jobs promised a revolution when he unveiled the iPhone in January -- and he delivered. Apple reinvents the phone, Jobs boldly declared at the time. While reimagining might have been more accurate, it's clear less than a year later that in ways both obvious and not, the iPhone has had a profound impact on the mobile phone business and likely will keep on influencing it for years to come.

Apple's One-Year Phone Industry Revolution

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Tomorrow we start the New Year, and for those of you who aren't still in line to buy a Nintendo Wii, it is looking to be a good one. I'm having my doubts about Apple though, as it would seem success is going to their head as they put Think Secret out of business, and I and a lot of others were tricked into believing they personally threaten the guy who writes the Fake Steve Jobs parody.

Apple in 2008, Getting Ready for CES, Product of the Year

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<i>Space ... the final frontier.</i> You don't have to be a Star Trek fan to recognize those four words and where they are from. Star Trek was and is a phenomenon that is known by nearly every chronological, economical, political and social group on the planet. There have been five TV shows based on the universe Gene Roddenberry created and 10 movies so far with another one in production.

Free iTunes Shows for Trekkies, Gamers, IT Guys and Geeks of All Stripes

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Apple has signed a deal with News Corp.'s 20th Century Fox to allow Apple to rent the latest Fox DVD releases via downloads from the iTunes Store, which will be playable for a limited time, according to a report in the UK's <i>Financial Times</i>. In addition, Fox will provide a FairPlay-protected file with its DVDs which will let consumers copy the content to an iPod or iPhone for mobile viewing, according to the report.

Apple, Fox Plotting to Bust Into Movie Rental Market

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Shares of Apple hit the $200 mark for the first time Wednesday, as investor confidence in the company continued rising near the end of what has been a strong year for the iPod and computer maker. Shares rose 15 cents to close at $198.95. They earlier peaked at $200. Apple shares have traded between $76.77 and $199.33 in the past year, rising steadily since January.

Strong Sales Push Apple Shares to $200 Milestone

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Listening to music nonstop has never been easier since the iPod came along. However, future versions of Apple's MP3 player are to be adapted to prevent users from playing tracks at full blast through their earphones for too long. Amid growing fears that listeners could cause irreversible damage to their hearing -- the highest setting is as loud as a chainsaw -- Apple is developing an automatic volume control.

When It Comes to Hearing Damage, iPod Knows Best